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| Thread ID: 117411 | 2011-04-17 06:30:00 | Looking at buying a USB TV tuner | Renmoo (66) | Press F1 |
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| 1195155 | 2011-04-17 06:30:00 | What features should I look out for when it comes to buying a TV tuner? I'm considering buying this one: www.ifocus.co.nz na9psktrvdlv15r6l7066 | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1195156 | 2011-04-17 07:14:00 | Depends what you want.And whether you want to watch something like freeview on it The one here, gets freeview, has teletext, schedule a recording, records in MP4, Has an EPG, can take snapshots of whatever. It also supports the freeview FM channels, PIP (not dual tuner, but watch a TV while you playback a recording). Thats all I need |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1195157 | 2011-04-17 07:43:00 | You using a Notebook or Box unit? | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1195158 | 2011-04-17 08:05:00 | Freeview channeles - do I need to install a satellite dish in order to receive them via the USB dongle? | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1195159 | 2011-04-17 08:05:00 | You using a Notebook or Box unit? I am using a laptop. I'm guessing all I need to do is to attach the antennae provided to the unit, then connect the unit to my laptop in order to receive the channels right? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1195160 | 2011-04-17 08:18:00 | Freeview channeles - do I need to install a satellite dish in order to receive them via the USB dongle? Nope, not if its DVB-T. It uses an aerial. This one came with a mini-aerial. Works good as. Hopefully it comes with a program to get the channels. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1195161 | 2011-04-17 08:20:00 | Renmoo: Are you sure the one you've linked to does DVB-T? I can't see it anywhere in the specs. If it doesn't support DVB-T then it won't be able to get Freeview HD (via UHF). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 1195162 | 2011-04-17 11:54:00 | If you didn't have a laptop I would have said get one that isn't USB... Well, you might be able to get an Expresscard one, or whatever card is that laptops have now... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1195163 | 2011-04-17 23:53:00 | If Speedy got his working with the mini Aerial then He's obviously in a good reception area, in Hamilton I have to use an external UHF aerial (not a dish) or I get nothing at all. The supplied mini aerial sits on a shelf taking up space. If you are running windows 7 all you need is a DVB-T comaptible card with suitable drivers, media centre takes care of the rest. For XP you will need 3rd party software which should come with the tuner, but when I got mine they hadn't sorted it out for NZ yet and the software didn't work. I believe this is sorted now. Over on geekzone there are extensive threads on freeview and DVB-T tuners |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1195164 | 2011-04-18 00:04:00 | Yup its a LOT better than the outside aerial. As you can see in the attachments. I've got it hanging on a picture on the wall. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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